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Understanding Italian Modal Verbs Posted by on Aug 1, 2017

Volere (to want), dovere (to have to) and potere (to be able to) are the three so called modal verbs. As verbs go, they are not particularly difficult to conjugate … until you need to use them in the present perfect (passato prossimo). Then things start to get really interesting! A prerequisite to understanding how…

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Italian Modal Verbs Quiz – The Solutions Posted by on Jun 14, 2016

WOW! well done everyone who had a go at our Modal Verbs Quiz, including those of you who are too shy to post your answers … yes, we know you’re out there. So, let’s see how you got on shall we? Here are the solutions: A. dovere = to have to relevant articles: I Must…

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Italian Modal Verbs – A Quiz Posted by on Jun 10, 2016

Here’s an opportunity to test your understanding of the Italian modal verbs dovere, potere, and volere. You’ll find all the information you need to complete this quiz in my recent series of articles on the topic. Links are given at the beginning of each section. Have fun, and please post your answers in the comments…

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I Would Have Liked To Study Italian Posted by on Jun 7, 2016

Here we are at the end of our series on the modal verbs. Today we’ll be looking at the conjugations and use of the verb volere in the combined tenses. As with the other two verbs that we’ve looked at in this series, dovere and potere, the choice of whether to use the auxiliary verb…

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I Want To Study Italian Posted by on Jun 3, 2016

Here’s the penultimate article in my series on modal verbs. Today we’ll be taking a look at volere (to want) exploring its conjugations through practical examples of its usage. Here are the links to my previous articles in this series: I Could Study Italian I Could Have Studied Italian I Must Study Italian I Should…

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I Could Have Studied Italian Posted by on May 25, 2016

Today we continue our series on the modal verbs with the conjugation of the verb potere (to be able to) when it’s used with the auxiliary verbs essere (to be) and avere (to have). As with all the modal verbs, the choice of which auxiliary verb to use with potere depends on the verb that…

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I Could Study Italian Posted by on May 20, 2016

Let’s continue our series on the conjugation and use of modal verbs. Following on from the first two articles about the verb dovere, which you can revise here: I Must Study Italian and I Should Have Studied Italian, today we’re going to look at the verb potere (to be able) with some practical examples of…

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